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AGGGHHH Vinyl roofs...horrible invention! I say smooth it out and paint it...just tu-tone the car...looks about the same, and way less chance of rust starting up again. thrashingcows2012-09-01 00:22:31

AGGGHHH Vinyl roofs...horrible invention! I say smooth it out and paint it...just tu-tone the car...looks about the same, and way less chance of rust starting up again.

Yeah vinyl tops do suck. Right now I'm doing a 71 'cuda that had a vinyl top removed years ago. Unfortunatly it was on there long enough to cause alot of rust holes all around the windshield and rear glass. Lots of fabricating, lots of welding . Not fun.

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AGGGHHH Vinyl roofs...horrible invention! I say smooth it out and paint it...just tu-tone the car...looks about the same, and way less chance of rust starting up again.

Yeah vinyl tops do suck. Right now I'm doing a 71 'cuda that had a vinyl top removed years ago. Unfortunatly it was on there long enough to cause alot of rust holes all around the windshield and rear glass. Lots of fabricating, lots of welding . Not fun.

I just had a thought. Maybe I'll have the glass pulled, strip it, mix some paint and brush it in. Then put the glass back in.

I had the back glass taken out today and rush home to get started on the channel. Didn't know what I was getting into. Turned out to be not as bad as I expected, the holes were no bigger than the last time. But they were leaking water in the trunk. I found out the hard way when I laid in there to remove the molding strip. Which is still on. Heh

After grinding everything to bare metal, treated it with rust converter, sanded it again, applied some etching primer, let it cure, and put some All Metal in the channel. Realizing its all fiberglass and aluminum I decided I would coat the whole lower track with it and create a plastic bowl so to speak. Once I get the sealer primer on there, scuff that up and paint it, I doubt this will ever happen again. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic of the before. I went in to get the camera and forgot why I went in. Sat and watched TV instead.